Two of Florida Atlantic’s most recent additions won’t see the field this season, but that doesn’t mean they won’t have an impact.

Receiver Jovon Durante and quarterback Chris Robison have to sit out this year due to NCAA transfer rules, relegated to running FAU’s scout team offenses. Durante transferred from West Virginia and has two years of eligibility remaining. Robison was dismissed from Oklahoma and has all four years of eligibility left.

FAU coach Lane Kiffin said getting Durante to Boca Raton was a coup for the program that might not have been available a year later if he attended a junior college instead of West Virginia. Durante graduated from Miramar.

Florida Atlantic and coach Lane Kiffin could be welcoming another transfer wide receiver.

West Virginia receiver and Miramar HIgh graduate Jovon Durante announced on Twitter on Saturday that he would be transferring to FAU. Durante was a four-star prospect coming out of high school in 2015 and caught...

Florida Atlantic and coach Lane Kiffin could be welcoming another transfer wide receiver.

West Virginia receiver and Miramar HIgh graduate Jovon Durante announced on Twitter on Saturday that he would be transferring to FAU. Durante was a four-star prospect coming out of high school in 2015 and caught...

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“I think if he was in junior college, he’d be one of the top junior college receivers in the country,” Kiffin said. “We probably wouldn’t be able to touch him. He’d be going somewhere else. … We were very fortunate that he became available and that he wanted to come home. You can see already that he’s a special talent.”

Kiffin said Durante would compete in the spring to start. For Robison, the praise came after his first day of practice, when Kiffin likened him to former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.

Robison’s presence on the scout team elevates their performance and helps prepare the starting FAU defense for that week’s opponent, Kiffin said.

“To have the quarterback who runs 4.5 and can really throw the ball and move around, that’s pretty unique to have,” Kiffin said. “You’re always trying to go find those guys when you go play somebody like that. This guy’s really, really special.”

Both Durante and Robison were four-star recruits out of high school.

-- When asked if receiver Kamrin Solomon was available for Friday night’s game, Kiffin said he would not discuss discipline. Solomon re-joined the Owls on Aug. 12 after an absence due to his alleged involvement in an off-campus fight.

“Like I said, we don’t talk about any discipline,” Kiffin said. “When that comes up, I’ll let you guys know.”

-- Both Owls coordinators Kendal Briles and Chris Kiffin will be on the sideline during games, Kiffin said. Of FAU’s position coaches, only Clint Trickett (tight ends) and Corey Batoon (safeties) will be in the press box during games.

Next game: Navy at FAU, Friday, 8 p.m., ESPNU

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FAU coach Lane Kiffin on improving the team's physical play through recruitng

FAU coach Lane Kiffin on improving the team's physical play through recruitng

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FAU coach Lane Kiffin on improving the team's physical play through recruitng

FAU coach Lane Kiffin on improving the team's physical play through recruitng